Platte Mountain
Platte Mountain rises to 1,075 m in California. Locke Peak stands 2,182 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Portuguese Point, a peak 1.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,075 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Portuguese Point: 1.7 mi
- Cape Horn: 3.6 mi
- Promontory Point: 6.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.1 mi
- West China Point: 6.5 mi
- Moore Road Ball Park: 10.6 mi
- Bille Park: 11.2 mi
- Terry Ashe Park: 12.1 mi
- Paradise Community Park: 12.6 mi
- Rotary Grove: 12.9 mi
- Bennett Spring: 7.3 mi
- Root Spring: 7.4 mi
- Bell Spring: 7.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.2 mi
- Sulphur Lick: 8.9 mi
- Lower Deer Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
- Phantom Falls: 22.8 mi
- Little Phantom Falls: 23.0 mi
- Lower Ravine Falls: 23.2 mi
- Depot Museum: 12.6 mi
- Chico Air Museum: 14.4 mi
- Museum of Northern California Art: 17.3 mi
- Gateway Science Museum: 17.4 mi
- Chico Children's Museum: 17.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 14.7 mi
- IN HONOR OF ALL CHICO AREA VETERANS: 16.5 mi
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 16.7 mi
- Chico Community Labyrinth: 17.5 mi
- Bidwell Mansion: 17.5 mi
- Downtown Kaleidoscope: 17.5 mi
- Monoliths: 17.6 mi
- Chico State Flame: 17.7 mi
- Ring Roll: 17.7 mi
- Three Sisters: 17.7 mi
- East China Point: 7.1 mi
- Steamboat Point: 8.6 mi
- Elephant Butte: 15.5 mi
- Cape Horn: 16.1 mi
- Mill Creek Rim: 19.1 mi
- Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Philbrook Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Five Mile: 14.2 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Sandy Point Day Use: 24.4 mi
- Deer Creek Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Gray Davis Dye Creek Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Bucks Lake Wilderness: 24.0 mi
- North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 24.0 mi
- Chico Seed Orchard: 17.4 mi
- Mary Lemcke Camellia Garden: 17.6 mi
- George Petersen Rose Garden: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Platte Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locke Peak | NE 44° | 2,182 m | 18.4 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | NE 37° | 2,147 m | 18.8 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NE 53° | 2,127 m | 14.9 mi |
| Humboldt Summit | NE 34° | 2,085 m | 18.3 mi |
| Spring Valley Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,081 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Hope | ENE 71° | 2,007 m | 16.9 mi |
| Humbug Summit | NE 50° | 2,007 m | 18.7 mi |
| Castle Rocks | ENE 57° | 1,961 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 11.9 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 13.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Sabla, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358815917
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